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If you can't find what you're looking for, . I have lots of stuff in the store that is not online. If I don't have it, I may be able to get it or help you locate it.

I now have an RSS feed that will announce additions to the website (as well as occasional other news). The RSS feed can also be followed on Twitter @yarnbarn.

Sale! New items were added to the sale page on 31 May.

18 Apr 2009

Summer in Tokyo design from Isager's Japanese Inspired KnitsImages and design details are now online for the 12 designs in Marianne Isager's Japanese Inspired Knits. These designs use the Isager yarns, including Wool 1, Alpaca 2, and Highland.

 

 

15 Apr 2009

Lots of new books have come in this month:

cover of Noro World of Nature Vol. 2531 Mar 2009

Noro World of Nature Vol. 25 is now in stock, with 15 spring/summer designs in Noro yarns. Many of these use the new Chirimen, Furisode, and Taiyo.

Chirimen is a DK weight blend of 60% cotton, 24 % silk, and 16% wool. Furisode is a bulky weight blend of 45% silk, 40% cotton, 15% wool.

The Furisode and some of the new Taiyo colors are back in stock. Other new colors should be available mid-April and can be pre-ordered now.

30 Mar 2009

An upgrade to our shopping cart service is scheduled for Wednesday, April 1st, at approximately 12:00am - 4:00am EDT (4:00am - 8:00am GMT). The shopping cart will be unavailable for some or all of that time.

Noro Flowers #1721 Mar 2009

Jenny Watson's 4th Noro book, Noro Flowers is now in stock, with 19 designs in a variety of Noro yarns including the new Chirimen and Furisode. Most of the designs are spring/summer style garments for women. The book also includes a crocheted baby blanket.

20 Mar 2009

The RSS feed that announces additions to the website is now also available through Twitter @yarnbarn.

Nora from Mirasol Collection Book 513 Mar 2009

Jane Ellison's 5th Mirasol Collection is now in stock, with 30 designs for men, women, children, and the home using Mirasol's Hapi, Nuna, Samp'a, and Ti'ka yarns.

"Harvey" (knit in Hapi) is shown below, with "Nora" (knit in Nuna) to the right.

Harvey from Mirasol Collection Book 5

 

needle gauge in birchNeedle gauges in your choice of birch, cherry, padauk, or walnut are now in stock.

 

 

Lenpur Linen Collection cover3 Mar 2009

Rowan Lenpur Linen is now in stock in 9 colors, along with Sarah Hatton's The Lenpur Linen Collection. Lenpur Linen is a DK weight yarn, 75% Lenpur and 25% linen. Lenpur is an innovative new fiber made using wood pulp which gives a smooth, soft, self mercerized finish ideal for the summer-time garments in Hatton's collection.

25 Feb 2009

Marjoram (789), Delph (685), and Autumn (998) are once again available
in Jamieson Spindrift and are now in stock. These colors were used in some of the popular fairisle designs of the 1990s.

Dale of Norway Liberec 2009 cover21 Feb 2009

The new Dale of Norway Norwegian Ski Team pattern book, Liberec 2009, is now in stock. Versions for adults, children, and infants are included.

Images and yarn requirements for all versions are now online.

 

cover of Elsebeth Lavold book 1716 Feb 2009

A new Elsebeth Lavold book, The Small Things Matter Collection is now in stock. This book includes many accessories knit in Lavold Silky Wool. Designs include hats, mittens, scarves, wrist and neck warmers, bags, socks, shawls, a pillow, boxes, a bottle cover, and a tea cozy.

30 Jan 2009

Several Laurel Burch buttons from Dill have been added, including cat and dragonfly designs.

460021. Stacked Cat Blue/Green Button460023. Parent/Child Cat Orange/Blue Button460025. Cat Blue/Yellow Button

Araucania Ruco #1126 Jan 2009

If you can't eat sugar, try wearing it! Araucania Ruca, shown right, is a DK weight yarn made of 100% sugar cane. It comes in 100gm skeins, and I currently have 3 colors in stock.

Other new yarns from Araucania include Chacabuco, a bulky 100% pima cotton yarn, and Itata Multi, a machine washable fingering weight wool/silk/bamboo blend you can use for socks. I also have new colors of Patagonia, Pomaire, Ranco Sock Yarn, and Ulmo.

 

 

 

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